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Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow

One reason theinteriors taking so long, is because this carriagewas fitted with electric...

One reason the
interiors taking so long, is because this carriage
was fitted with electric lights which were still
a novelty in 1912

Full Transcript

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One reason the interiors taking so long,
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is because this carriage was fitted with electric lights
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which were still a novelty in 1912.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:24
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres

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Movie Summary

Restoration experts restore iconic rail carriages back to their former glory
S01 • E04 (Acoustic music) - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:04
(Acoustic music)
S01 • E04 I've only got a brake Van behind me, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
I've only got a brake Van behind me,
S01 • E01 And Henry has been exploring why it took so long - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
And Henry has been exploring why it took so long
S01 • E04 Not only would my loco be decked with royal crests, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
Not only would my loco be decked with royal crests,
S01 • E01 Back in 1912, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
Back in 1912,
S01 • E04 Best of all, I'd have got an extra half a week's pay - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
Best of all, I'd have got an extra half a week's p...
S01 • E01 If you were reading a book like this on the railway, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:10
If you were reading a book like this on the railway,
S01 • E04 So, what you now want to do is to look outside of the cab - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
So, what you now want to do is to look outside of the cab
S01 • E01 The big problem with using electricity on trains - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:07
The big problem with using electricity on trains
S01 • E01 You have to generate the electricity on the move. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:04
You have to generate the electricity on the move.
S01 • E04 (Train whistle) - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
(Train whistle)
S01 • E04 Well, I'll do it again. (Whistle blows) - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:04
Well, I'll do it again. (Whistle blows)
S01 • E01 Built in 1895, the London, tilbury and southend railway, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:09
Built in 1895, the London, tilbury and southend railway,
S01 • E01 Just like my torch - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:11
Just like my torch
S01 • E04 Well you're running out of track, - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:05
Well you're running out of track,
S01 • E01 This is a dynamo. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:04
This is a dynamo.
S01 • E01 Is in turn fed by this belt that runs off the wheel - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:08
Is in turn fed by this belt that runs off the wheel
S01 • E04 So, you're stopping 50 tonnes of steam engine. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:04
So, you're stopping 50 tonnes of steam engine.
S01 • E01 Simple, but electricity took a long time to take over. - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:06
Simple, but electricity took a long time to take over.
S01 • E01 It wasn't until the 1930s - Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow 00:10
It wasn't until the 1930s